What color is #D9D4BC?

#D9D4BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D9D4BC?

The RGB value is 217, 212, 188: 217 red, 212 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D9D4BC?

The complementary color is #BCC1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D9D4BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D9D4BC color

#D9D4BC rgb(217, 212, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #D9D4BC is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 83.1% green and 73.7% blue (217, 212, 188).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 28% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Berber (#D8CFB6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.09:1).

#D9D4BC color codes

HEX	`#D9D4BC`
RGB	`rgb(217, 212, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 83.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 28%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 13%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.73, -2.32, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.73, 12.71, 100.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.235, 65.47, 56.978)`
Decimal	`14275772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D9D4BC, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D9D4BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#D9D4BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D9D4BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d9d4bc; }
.text { color: #d9d4bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9d4bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 212 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d9d4bc, #d0d9bc); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D9D4BC?: #D9D4BC is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Berber. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D9D4BC?: The RGB value is 217, 212, 188: 217 red, 212 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D9D4BC?: The complementary color is #BCC1D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D9D4BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.09:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.